The #1 R&B song on August 12, 1965

Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (Part 1) By James Brown

Other #1 songs on August 12, 1965

#1 Hit Song

I Got You Babe
Sonny & Cher

UK #1 Song

Help!
The Beatles

#1 Country Song

The First Thing Ev'ry Morning (And the Last Thing Ev'ry Night)
Jimmy Dean

Notable August 12 birthdays in the 1960s

Tobias Ellwood

Born August 12, 1966

Sir Mix-a-Lot

Born August 12, 1963